Bazhong business community to discuss the construction of smart cities
Xinhua News Agency, Rio de Janeiro, March 18 (Reporter Chen Weihua Zhao Yan)The Brazilian China Smart City Forum hosted by the Brazilian
Xinhua News Agency, Rio de Janeiro, March 18 (Reporter Chen Weihua Zhao Yan)The Brazilian China Smart City Forum hosted by the Brazilian
Inflation is at risk of rising again, according to a leading economist, following attacks on ships using a vital trade route through the Red Sea. Mohamed El-Erian said while disruption to shipments was not as severe as during Covid, he warned it would push up prices and hit economic growth. Several shipping firms have stopped…
Technology giant Samsung Electronics says it is likely to see its profits for the last three months of 2023 fall by more than a third. The decline is much worse than analysts expected and comes as global demand for consumer electronics remains weak. South Korea-based Samsung is the world’s largest maker of memory chips, smartphones…
Writing is a lonely business, and for many in India’s Bollywood, not a profitable one. Unless a screenwriter lands a big break – a successful film where they also get credit. But until then, money and opportunity are often in short supply. A major reason, writers say, is the “harsh contracts” they have to sign,…
Rising prices, stagnant incomes, and flatlining growth raising fears of recession: 2023 was tough. But with a pre-Christmas surprise drop in inflation, will the dawning of 2024 – likely to be an all-important election year – ring in a brighter, less pressured phase? And how does the UK experience compare to elsewhere? Inflation The worst…
The maker of Warhammer 40,000, Games Workshop, has finalised a deal with Amazon to bring the characters and stories to the big screen. The British actor Henry Cavill – best known for playing Superman – will be an executive producer and has signed up to appear in the project. Warhammer simulates battles between armies of…
Danish shipping company Maersk has said it is pausing all journeys through the Red Sea. The decision comes after a spate of attacks on vessels launched from a part of Yemen controlled by the Houthis – an Iran-backed rebel movement. The group has declared its support for Hamas and say it is targeting ships travelling…
Former BP boss Bernard Looney will forfeit up to £32.4m after the oil giant found he committed “serious misconduct” in failing to disclose relationships with colleagues. Mr Looney is to be dismissed without notice and will not receive further salary or benefits, the oil giant said.He resigned in September after admitting not being “fully transparent”…
The UK’s competition watchdog is to look at whether Microsoft’s high-value partnership with OpenAI could be considered as a merger. The Competition and Markets Authority is examining whether the US tech giant’s work with OpenAI could affect the AI market overall. Microsoft, which owns 49% of OpenAI, said it had “preserved independence” for both firms….
The maker of Lucky Strike and Pall Mall cigarettes says its smoking business in the US is dying out. British American Tobacco (BAT) wrote off £25bn ($31.5bn) in value due to the changed outlook for brands such as Newport and Camel. The move cut the brands’ worth by more than a third, and sent the…